THE ECONOMICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

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THE ECONOMICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Unit 5 Lesson 27

Unit 5, Lesson 27, Visual 1 The Farm Subsidies Mystery American farmers collected $71 billion in subsidy payments from 1996 to 2000. While many taxpayers imagine that hese funds are used to support small family farms, only 36 percent of all farms receive subsidies. According to the US Department of Agriculture, 47 percent of subsidy payments go to large, wealthy, commercial operations farms.

Unit 5, Lesson 27, Visual 1 The Farm Subsidies Mystery Almost half the benefits go to farmers in six states. Why would the US government send payments to owners of large, prosperous farms when the farm subsidy was intended originally to help owners of small, family farms?

Unit 5, Lesson 27, Visual 2 Types of Interest Groups There are thousands of special interest groups in the United States – and more around the world.

Unit 5, Lesson 27, Visual 2 Types of Interest Groups 1. Business and corporate Groups General Electric McDonalds National Football League 2. Labor Unions AFL-CIO National Education Association United Mine Workers

Unit 5, Lesson 27, Visual 2 Types of Interest Groups 3. Trade Associations American Gas Association American Farm Bureau Federation US Chamber of Commerce 4. Professional Associations American Medical Association National Council for the Social Studies Society for Human Resource Managment

Unit 5, Lesson 27, Visual 2 Types of Interest Groups 5. Political Organizations National Organization of Women National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Rifle Association

Unit 5, Lesson 27, Visual 3 Why Do We Have Special Interest Groups? Potential Advantages to Elected Officials Information Ideas Potential Advantages to Citizens Diverse interest Effects of government policies